Vojvodina

Vojvodina (Serbian Cyrillic: Војводина, pronounced [ʋǒjʋodina] Pannonian Rusyn: Войводина; Hungarian: Vajdaság, pronounced [ˈvɒjdɒʃaːɡ]; Romanian: Voivodina

Voivodina), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина, romanized: Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; see Names in other languages), is an autonomous province of Serbia, located in the northern part of the country, in the Pannonian Plain.

Novi Sad is the largest city and administrative center of Vojvodina and the second-largest city in Serbia. Vojvodina has a population of almost 2 million (nearly 27% of Serbia's population excluding Kosovo). Vojvodina is recognizable for its multi-ethnic and multi-cultural identity. There are some 26 ethnic groups in the province, and six languages are in official use by the provincial administration.